This Batman illustration by Peanuts creator Charles Schulz can be found inside the house of DC Comics editor Carmine Infantino and was photograhed by author Marc Nobleman while he was doing research for a biography on Batman co-creator Bill Finger. [Via Bat-Blog]
Back in September 2010, Archie Comics introduced Kevin Keller–the first openly gay Riverdale student. The move was a smart one for the long-running series, resulting in an overwhelmingly positive reception and probably more than a few exasperated Finally! fan mails. Archie Comics is capitalizing on Kevin’s popularity by giving the character his own series. According […]
Amazon has announced a new twist on its Kindle book sales business: textbook rental for students. The service will allow users to rent a book for between 30 and 360 days. Full pricing isn’t available but the cheapest option (presumably the 30 day rental) will start at around 20 percent of the printed edition. While […]
Early in the 21st century, DARPA entered the UBYKA project with a singular goal: arm insects with programmable micro-mechanical systems and micro-weapons platforms, then send them out to covertly and effectively infiltrate the strongholds of warring nations. These UBYKA cyborg animals were superior in strength and agility, enhanced with the latest technologies, and as War Terminators, they were good. […]
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Simon Bent knows science is awesome. The Melbourne based graphic designer also knows that there’s not nearly enough popularity for some of history’s greatest minds in pop culture, so he put together this series of 60s-era, trip-tastic portraits of a handful of scientists and inventors from history. SCIENCE VS DELERIUM IS A SERIES OF ILLUSTRATIONS […]
John Carter is a 2012 American science fiction action adventure film about John Carter, the lead character in Edgar Rice Burroughs’ 11-volume Barsoom series. In the film, former military captain John Carter (Taylor Kitsch) is transported to Mars where he becomes part of a conflict between the inhabitants of the planet, including Tars Tarkas (Willem […]
Aussie Stormtrooper Paul French is currently walking across Australia, from Perth to Sydney (a total of 4100 km or 2547 miles,) to raise money for the Starlight Children’s Foundation. For more than 25 years, Starlight Children’s Foundation has been dedicated to improving the quality of life for children with chronic and life-threatening illnesses and life-altering […]
There’s not a lot of info on Tommervik, the artist behind these wicked cool Star Wars paintings, but that’s okay because they’re awesome in their own right. Early cubist influence plus pop culture equals the droids we’re looking for. Tommervik’s eBay store is packed with items for sale, not all Star Wars-related. Check out this […]
OK, so these are a bit dagger-like for my taste–I can’t type with those!–but I’m in love enough with the idea to try this out on my own (considerably shorter) nails. This hand belongs to redditor Sweet_Acid, who says she had to redo Aquaman’s emblem “twice because they indeed look like a pair of pants.” […]